Friday, December 31, 2010

“Taiko no Tatsujin” × “Music Gun Gun! 2”

Namco is collaborating Taito to have one Namco Original music from “Taiko no Tatsujin” series into Taito’s arcade game, “Music Gun Gun! 2”.

The song will be Saitama 2000!

Look for this on 2011 in arcade game centres!

Click here to visit the “Music Gun Gun! 2” official site!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Another "Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Dororon! Yokai Daikessen!!" gameplay video

Like it? Click here to buy the game.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Taiko Wii 3: the names of the yellow and green Don-chans

In the Famitsu DS+Wii September 2010 issue, the names of the yellow and green Don-chans were revealed.

The yellow Don-chan's name is Karekutta=Dondy.
The green Don-chan's name is Yomogimaru.

Buy the game

Click here to buy a bundle (Game disc + Taiko controller)
Click here to buy a game disc only

The way to unlock Oni difficulty

Arcade

Keep on going till to the Hard difficulty and keep hitting the rim (not the surface) many times until you get Oni difficulty.

PS2 and PSP versions

Keep on leveling up until you get Oni difficulty. (For CS4 and above in PS2)
Play in Hard difficulty only on Arcade mode. (For CS3 and below in PS2)
Get 25 crowns on Hard difficulty. (For "Taiko Drum Master" in PS2)

Wii and DS versions

Get 20 crowns on Hard difficulty.

iOS version

Get many crowns on Hard difficulty.

Effects for Wii and DS versions of Taiko games

Auto

Lets the computer play, mainly to get the song's tempo and music before playing for the real deal. The computer features a perfect full combo, but you won't get any points, represented as a mecha taiko.

Baisoku (ばいそく)

Increases the song's speed by around 50%, perfect to speed up slow songs with which you're not accustomed to (usually this happens after playing oni mode for too long), represented as a tiger.

Sanbai (さんばい)

Doubles the song's speed, becomes a bit fast, represented as a smiling tiger.

Yonbai (よんばい)

Increases the song's speed by around 150%, this presents challenge to any song, and is extremely fast. Represented as a laughing tiger.
To unlock: 30 crowns on Hard difficulty.

Doron (ドロン)

Removes the notes, leaving only katakana kuchi shoga words as cues, represented as a shuriken.
To unlock: 30 crowns on Normal difficulty.

Kanpeki (かんぺき)

Perfect challenge mode, automatically cuts the song when you miss, causing a failure, needing to get a full combo to finish, represented as a king taiko.
To unlock: 30 crowns on Oni difficulty.

Abekobe (あべこべ)

Reverse mode, changes don (red notes) to kat (blue notes), while kat changes to don, represented as a purple taiko.
To unlock: 30 crowns on Easy difficulty.

Taiko Wii 3 song list

Here is a song list of Taiko Wii 3:

J-POP

Ring a Ding Dong
Butterfly
Ponyteru & Shu Shu
VICTORY
また君に恋してる
タマシイレボリューション
そばかす
Kimigairu
Hero

Anime

One Day (One Piece)
透明だった世界 (Naruto Shippuden)
The Greatest Everyday! (Pokemon Diamond & Pearl)
Ponyo on the Cliff
Alright! HeartCatch PreCure!
Tensou Sentai Goseiger
Sanpo (My Neighbour Totoro)
毎日かあさん
君が主役さっ！
GO-GOたまごっち！ (Tamagotchi)

Variety

ピラメキたいそう　太鼓でメタボをやっつけろ！の巻 (Pirameki)
Black★Rock Shooter (Hatsune Miku)

Classic

Symphony No.7
行進曲
From the New World
Entertainer
Omochi's Symphony
Classic Medley (Rock Version)

Video Game

New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Monster Hunter Medley
Over Master
L-O-B-M
Urban Fragments (Ridge Racer 4)
IN THE ZONE (Ace Combat: Joint Assault)
No Way Back

Namco Original

Everyone Party
Squid Pirates (used for the party game "Don-chan & Friends - The Search of the Treasure")
Terumin Music (used for the party game "Haunted House:)
Taiko Time
Hataraku 2000

Please comment in this post if any of these songs are missing.